Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder · First built 2009
A 9-metre fractional sloop with a swing keel and outboard rudder, designed for deep-water access in a trailerable size
Designed by Leszek Gonciarz.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Shoal draughtDraws 0.45 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 21Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.98Bluewater
LightD/L 185Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.0Powered-up
TenderBallast 33%Stiff
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file
Compared with 472 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
185.3
Comfort ratio
21.2
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
940
Hull
Hull type
Swing keel w/outboard rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Steel
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Designer
Leszek Gonciarz
Builder
Sedna yachts
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 3510.67 mSame hull family1.7 m longerA Marc Lombard-designed fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel and twin rudders for versatile shoal-water cruising
Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family1.5 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family1.8 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out
Hunter Marine 226.78 mSame hull family2.2 m shorterA masthead sloop with a keel-centreboard configuration, designed for versatile shoal-water access and trailerability